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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN

Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 2020–2022

Various authors

2022

80 pages

103 illustrations

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Every two years the fall issue of The Met's quarterly Bulletin celebrates notable recent acquisitions and gifts to the collection. Highlights of Recent Acquisitions 2020–2022 include the Mantuan Roundel by Gian Marco Cavalli, a recently rediscovered tour de force from the early Renaissance; the archive of photographer James Van Der Zee, one of the most celebrated chroniclers of Black life in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance; a pair of sculptures by the renowned contemporary American artist Robert Gober; Thomas Sully’s magisterial portrait of Queen Victoria; and Poussin’s Agony in the Garden, one of only two accepted works by the artist in oil on copper. This publication also honors the many generous contributions from donors that make possible the continued growth of The Met collection.

Met Art in Publication

Head of a King, Probably Khafre, Wearing the White Crown, Limestone, cupreous metal, possibly paint, probably obsidian (pupil), stone(sclera) — Head of a King, Probably Khafre, Wearing the White Crown
ca. 2520–2494 B.C.

Figure of a Striding Man with a Long Kilt, Wood — Figure of a Striding Man with a Long Kilt
ca. 1978–1940 BC

Upper Part of a Jar in the Shape of a Female Musician, Pottery, paint — Upper Part of a Jar in the Shape of a Female Musician
ca. 1479–1352 B.C.

Head of a Queen Wearing a Vulture Headdress, Limestone, paint — Head of a Queen Wearing a Vulture Headdress
ca. 1550–1479 B.C.

Vase fragment depicting Berenike II, Faience — Vase fragment depicting Berenike II
246 B.C.–221 B.C.

Statuette of a standing goddess, terracotta, Greek, Boeotian — Statuette of a standing goddess
ca. 525–500 BC

Wine container (hu), Bronze inlaid with bronze, China — Wine container (hu)
5th–4th century BCE

Marble cinerary urn in the form of a tree stump with leaves and grapes, Marble, Roman — Marble cinerary urn in the form of a tree stump with leaves and grapes
ca. 1st century CE

Bronze balsamarium decorated with lion-skins and herms, Bronze, Roman — Bronze balsamarium decorated with lion-skins and herms
late 1st–early 2nd century CE

Trophy relief fragment, Marble, Roman — Trophy relief fragment
1st–2nd century

Figurine, Wari artist(s), Turquoise, Wari — Figurine
Wari artist(s)
650–800 CE

Tripod plate with mythological scene, Ceramic with red, cream, and black slip, Maya — Tripod plate with mythological scene
7th–8th century

Tunic, Cotton, camelid hair, Wari — Tunic
7th–11th century

Game Piece with Stork and Fox, Walrus ivory, North French or German — Game Piece with Stork and Fox
12th century

The Bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteshvara), Cypress wood; single-block construction (ichiboku-zukuri), Japan — The Bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)
mid-11th century

Icon of the Virgin and Child, Hodegetria variant, Byzantine or Crusader Byzantine or Crusader, Tempera on wood, Byzantine or Crusader — Icon of the Virgin and Child, Hodegetria variant
Byzantine or Crusader
13th century

Virgin and Child Enthroned, Bohemian Painter Bohemian, Oil(?) and gold on wood — Virgin and Child Enthroned
Bohemian Painter
ca. 1345–50

Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem), T'oros the Deacon Armenian, Ink and pigments on oriental paper, Armenian — Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem)
T'oros the Deacon
1311

Mending clothes by daylight, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Mending clothes by daylight
Unidentified artist
calligraphy datable to 1240s

Sundial of Ahaz, leaf from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra, Opaque watercolor, iron-gall ink and gold on vellum, French — Sundial of Ahaz, leaf from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra
ca. 1360–1380

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